BIOGRAPHY

Marianna Błaziak was born in Łopiennik Dolny, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland (then Russian Empire), on 14 September 1909. The daughter of a non-commissioned officer in the Tsarist army, she grew up in a family of 10 children. Actively involved with the Polish Red Cross, she also contributed to the construction of the Church of Divine Mercy in Dobryniów. At some point, she got married and had four children.

At the age of 109, she had seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Even in her old age, she remained keenly interested in everything happening around her, regularly listening to the radio and watching TV without the need for glasses. During her 110th birthday celebration, when her great-grandson asked what she would like to eat, she cheerfully replied, “Herring and beer.”

Marianna Błaziak passed away in Dobryniów-Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, on 25 September 2019, at the age of 110 years, 11 days.

RECOGNITION

Her age has not been validated.

ATTRIBUTION

* “Mam 107 lat i kocham życie” – Fakt, 17 September 2016

* “Jubileusz 108 lat pani Marianny Błaziak” – Gminny Ośrodek Kultury w Łopienniku Górnym, 19 September 2017

* “109 urodziny Pani Marianny Błaziak” – Gminny Ośrodek Kultury w Łopienniku Górnym, 16 September 2018

* “Najstarsza mieszkanka naszego regionu świętowała 110 urodziny. Zażyczyła sobie „śledzika i piwko”” – Lublin112.pl, 15 September 2019

* “Dwa tygodnie temu obchodziła 110 urodziny. Zmarła najstarsza mieszkanka naszego regionu” – Lublin112.pl, 26 September 2019

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